WEBVTT >> BECAUSE OF THE FALLOUT IOWA STATE PRESIDENT STEVEN LEATH SAYS HE WILL NO LONGER FLY ANY STATE-OWNED PLANES, BUT THAT IS NOT PUTTING THE ISSUE TO REST. A REPORT BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS FIRST DREW ATTENTION TO THE PRESIDENT LEATH USING THE UNIVERSITY OWNED CIRRUS, AFTER A REPORTER DISCOVERED LEATH HAD DAMAGED THE PLANE DURING WHAT WAS CALLED A HARD-LANDING AT THE CENTRAL ILLINOIS REGIONAL AIRPORT. HE AND HIS WIFE WERE FLYING BACK FROM NORTH CAROLINA, WHERE THEY HAVE A CABIN, IN JULY OF 2015. >> IT SHOULDN'T TAKE AN AP REPORTER TO BREAK A STORY LI THIS. >> SENATOR ROB HOGG CHAIRS THE GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE, AMONG HIS CONCERNS THE COST EFFECTIVENESS OF ALLOWING LEATH ACCESS TO A STATE PLANE, AS WELL AS THE APPEARANCE OF A PUBLIC OFFICIAL USING STATE OWNED PROPERTY FOR A PRIVATE PURPOSE. >> THIS IS A PUBLIC UNIVERSITY WE DON'T WANT A GOOD OL' BOYS NETWORK AT OUR UNIVERSITIE . >> LEATH ISSUED A STATEMENT TODAY SAYING IN PART, GIVEN THE CHALLENGES AND EXPENSE OF COMMERCIAL AIR TRAVEL, I BELIEVED MY ABILITY TO FLY THIS PLANE, WOULD ALLOW FOR MORE EFFICIENCY AND FLEXIBILITY AS WELL AS A MORE COST-EFFECTIVE TRAVEL OPTION. HE SAYS THE UNIVERSITY AND BOARD OF REGENTS WERE BOTH AWARE OF HIS USE OF THE AIRCRAFT AND SAYS THE 4 TRIPS WHERE HE REIMBURSED IOWA STATE FOR PERSONAL USE, EACH HAD A BUSINESS COMPONENT TO THEM. HAVE YOU HEARD ABOUT THAT SITUATION WITH PRESIDENT LEATH AND THAT PLANE >> UH UH. >> THE ISSUE DOESN'T APPEAR TO BE A HOT TOPIC AMONG STUDENTS IN AMES. YOU HAVEN'T HEARD ABOUT THAT ACCIDENT HE GOT IN? >> MMM,I HAVE NOT. >> BUT SENATOR HOGG SAYS LEATH'S USE OF IOWA STATE'S PLANES WAS ON HIS RADAR EVEN BEFORE THE ACCIDENT WAS BROUGHT TO LIGHT. >> I HAVE HAD PEOPLE IN THE NATURE OF WHISTLEBLOWERS TELL ME ABOUT IT, IT'S ON A LIST OF